Philadelphia's Water Crisis: Memes, Safety, and Response Failure.
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As Philadelphia residents awaited news about the hazardous materials from Bucks County plant that spilled into a Delaware River tributary, some opted to make light of the situation the best way they knew how: memes. Using dark humor to get through perilous moments in history is an age-old tactic, experts say. It can even be a self-soothing, coping mechanism. Locals turned to TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram to poke fun at it all, with the phrase “Woodergate” gaining traction as a way to describe what was happening.
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- Company Lifts Voluntary Conservation Order for 3 NJ Counties After Spill in Del. River NBC 10 Philadelphia
- Philadelphia’s water contamination was a test of the city’s response to a crisis. It failed. The Philadelphia Inquirer
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